Some players graded under Schoen' Smart, Tough & Dependable

This is my opinion and I broke each criteria into 2 parts

Smart

1. Able to pick up the playbook, coachable etc…..more intelligence.

2. Playing smart. Reacting quickly, seeing the field and plays in advance etc….more on the field instinct.

Tough

3. Forceful, dominant on the field. One of the reason why I feel Logan Ryan was cut was too many “business decisions” on plays.

4. Playing and practicing through pain.

Dependable

5. Just being available to play. Not injury prone.

6. Reliable play, consistently playing at the players level, not disappearing.

I will also be judging on a scale. For example I will grade Love easier than I would grade McKinney as I expect far more from McKinney and Love might be replaced by a rookie. Also, it’s a view back…not what I expect and hope to see this year. 6 is a perfect score.

Feel free to add players and discuss.

QBS:

Daniel Jones 3/6. He is smart, plays tough, maybe tougher than he should. He is willing to play and practice in pain, but he hasn’t played a full season, and when he plays, I feel he must react quicker and be more consistent. Not saying he can not improve but he must become more dependable.

Tyrod Taylor 3/6. I feel Taylor gets the benefit at BBI. He is smart, react quickly, but is not consistent enough, nor very dependable. His play is up and down and far too injury prone.

RB:

Saquon Barkley 4/6. I think he checks off Smart and Tough but lacks on both dependable aspects. Too injury prone and his level of play is not consistent. I expect a very high level of play. I hope we get THAT back!

WR

Sterling Shepard 5/6. The only area he misses is a big one…..availability! Otherwise, he is coaching dream.

Darius Slayton 3/6. His inconsistency is maddening

OL

Andrew Thomas 5/6. To be honest he deserves 6 out of 6 so I am being a bit picky…as he started off inconsistent, but by end of last year…..He was only reliable OLmen.

DL

Leonard Williams 5/6. My impression is his level of play is not always on the same level but otherwise he checks all the other boxes.

Dexter Lawrence 4/6. Similar to Leonard, his play is not consistent and nor does he read plays well.

LB

Azeez Ojulari 3/6. Hopefully, his added weight will help him control the action better. He needs to play smarter, as well. He certainly disappeared at times.

Blake Martinez 6/6 I understand he missed all of last year, but he doesn’t give me the impression he is injury prone……otherwise, you know what you get from him.

Tae Crowder 4/6. He certainly is not forceful enough and I am not sure he reacts quick enough. An ideal back-up.

Corners

Darney Holmes 4/6. I wish he was more forceful and his play is up and down, but that could be based on quality of competition.

Safeties

Julian Love 5/6. I just do not see enough forcefulness. He is consistent, but preferable as a back-up.

Xavier McKinney,4/6. I need him to be more consistent and improve reading plays. I expect big things.

Special Teams

Graham Gano 6/6 We are in good hands

Casey Kreiter 6/6 ditto


My main conclusion going through this exercise is how little I really know what we have on our roster. Besides all the new players, there are so many that just haven't shown enough.

It is clear that “Dependability” is our biggest issue. I do feel we have a relatively “smart” team. The potential is high that we also have a “tough” team.

The balance of players are Incomplete, as I just do not have a good enough feel for all the criteria’s.